NSW SHOULD FOLLOW VICTORIA'S LEAD WITH INCREASED MEASURES TO TACKLE POKIES HARM: GREENS

NSW Greens have called on the NSW Government to take Victoria's lead to implement local caps on the number of poker machines in order to reduce poker machine gambling harm.

The call follows an announcement that the Victorian Government of a suite of measures to tackle poker machine harm including:

*         added restrictions on pokies numbers in regions most affected by gambling, with an extension of regional caps on machines; and

*         Limiting the number of machines in a single venue to 105.

Greens MP and Gambling Harm Spokesperson Justin Field said, "While Victoria pushes ahead with reform aimed at protecting people and communities from addictive poker machines, the NSW Government fails to act.